Ketchikan

Complete Travel Guide to Ketchikan: Top Attractions, Tips & Itinerary # Why Visit Ketchikan? # Photo by Trent Staats on Pexels The scent of salt spray and cedar smoke drifts off the docks long before the ferry engines cut their roar, signaling your arrival in Alaska’s southernmost first city. Raincoats and rubber boots serve as the local uniform here, worn with pride by residents who call the Tongass National Forest their backyard. This island outpost clings to the steep slopes of Revillagigedo Island, where wooden boardwalks replace traditional sidewalks and the Pacific Ocean laps directly against the pilings of downtown storefronts. It is a place where bald eagles line the utility poles like pigeons and commercial fishing boats outnumber passenger cars.